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1. A dynamic sub-frame configuration method in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) method, comprising: in the case that the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of a cell and the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of its neighboring cell are different in the configuration of a sub-frame, silencing resources in a set timeslot and/or a set bandwidth on the sub-frame for the cell, and silencing resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; alternatively, silencing the resources in the set timeslot and/or the set bandwidth on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: when the cell and/or the neighboring cell need/needs to transmit information on the sub-frame, transmitting the information only through their respective resources not silenced on the sub-frame.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot comprises: silencing the resources in a first timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and silencing the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell; or silencing the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and silencing the resources in the first timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: silencing the resources in a first or a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources in the first or the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: silencing the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: presetting a first set bandwidth and a second set bandwidth; silencing the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the quantity of the set bandwidth is one or more.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot comprises: silencing the resources in a first timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and silencing the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell; or silencing the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and silencing the resources in the first timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: silencing the resources in a first or a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources in the first or the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: silencing the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein silencing the resources in the set timeslot and the set bandwidth comprises: presetting a first set bandwidth and a second set bandwidth; silencing the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or silencing the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and silencing the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
12. A dynamic sub-frame configuration apparatus in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) apparatus, comprising: a first silencing unit and a second silencing unit, wherein in the case that the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of a cell and the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of its neighboring cell are different in the configuration of a sub-frame, the first silencing unit is configured to silence resources in a set timeslot and/or a set bandwidth on the sub-frame for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources on the sub-frame not silenced by the first silencing unit for the cell; or the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in the set timeslot and/or the set bandwidth on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources on the sub-frame not silenced by the first silencing unit for the neighboring cell.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising: a transmitting unit, wherein the transmitting unit is configured to, when the cell and/or the neighboring cell need/needs to transmit information on the sub-frame, transmit the information only through their respective resources not silenced on the sub-frame.
14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in a first timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell; or the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in the first timeslot of the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in a first or a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources in the first or the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
16. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
17. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a first set bandwidth and a second set bandwidth are preset, wherein the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources except control domain in a first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in a second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the cell; or the first silencing unit is configured to silence the resources except the control domain in the first timeslot of the sub-frame within the first set bandwidth and the resources in the second timeslot of the sub-frame within the second set bandwidth for the neighboring cell, and the second silencing unit is configured to silence the resources on the sub-frame for the cell corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell.
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July 14, 2015
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